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L. and R. AMILLER. Administrators. HARVESTING AND BINDING MACHINE.

' 1%.. 429,045. Patented May 27, 1890.

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J. MILLER, Deod. L. and R. A. MILLER, Administrators. HARVESTING AND BINDING MACHINE.

No. 429,045. Patented May 2'7, 1890.

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ATTORNEY J.-MILLER, Deod. Y L. and R. A. MILLER, Administrators.HARVESTING AND BINDING MACHINE.

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J. MILLER, Deod. L. and R. A. MILLER, Administrators. HARVESTING ANDBINDING MACHINE.

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PatentedMay 27 ATTORNEY UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JACOB MILLER, OF CANTON, OHIO; LEVIS MILLER AND ROBERT A. MILLERADMINISTRATORS OF SAID JACOB MILLER, DECEASED.

HARVESTING AND BINDING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 429,045, dated May 27,1890.

Application filed May 16, 1887. Serial No. 238,389. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern: vator-frame E, drivers-seat platform D,reel- Be it known that I, JACOB MILLER, a citipost, and inside dividerD. The lower ends zen of the United States, and a resident of of saidframe-pieces are bolted to the front Canton, county of Stark, State ofOhio, have and rear outside corners of the main frame, 5 5 invented anew and usefulImprovement in either to the girders or sill, or both, ifpre- Harvesting and Binding Machines, of which ferred, and are thenprojected upwardly and the following is a full, clear, and exact deoverto a point designated as a, and downscription, reference being had tothe accoinwardly to a point designated as a, and outpanying drawings,making part of this speciwardly to a point designated as a There is [Ofication. also provided a corrugated metal side piece E My inventionrelates to improvements in for the elevator-frame, the angle-ironframeharvesting and binding machines, and more piece O having a rivetedor bolted connection particularly to the following parts of machineswith the corrugated side piece, as shown in of the above character, viz:the end frame the drawings. The free or projected ends 15 for thesupport of the grain-divider and grainform a support for the platform Dand the inwheel, means for adjusting said wheel, a side divider D, thelower end of the corrugrain-rake, an automatic cord-tension, the gatedplate E, bolted to the sill A, thus form bundle-Sizer, the trip, and thecompressor. ing a rigid support for the hereinbefore-men- Vith theseends in View my invention contioned parts of the machine, at agreatly-re- 2o sists in certain features of construction and duced costover former methods of construccombinations of parts, as will behereinafter tion. I described, and pointed out in the claims. The secondfeature of myinvention relates Figures 1 and 2 are isometrical viewscomto the end frame for the support of the outer prising the parts of aharvesting and binding end of the grain-platform,constructed of metal 25machine involved in this application. Fig. 3 pipe and in formsubstantially as shown in is a side elevation of binder enlarged. Fig.4: the drawings, (see Fig. 2,) the lower member is a View in detail ofparts of the tension de- F of the horizontal frame having a portion Z)vice. Figs.5are perspectiveviewsof detached and an upwardly-projectedportion 1), termiand enlarged parts of bundle-sizer and trip. nating ina shoe-piece b and an upper mem- 0 Fig. 6 is a perspective View of afragment of her G, the front end of which is secured to the platform,canvas, and rake. Figs. 7 and '7 shoe b and projected rearwardly andupcomprise sectional views of fragment of canwardly to a point aboutmidway of the width vas-slats, showing rake-tooth in vertical and of theplatform, then downwardly to the corhorizontal position. Fig.Sisatrausverse secner of the platform, at which point there is 3 5 tionof angle-iron brace O. Figs. 9 are views provided a corner-iron b as asupport for the comprising detached parts of the grain-wheel corner ofthe platform, and to which the rear support. Figs. 10 and 11 representthe comends of the platform-pieces F and G are sepressor and trip,showing the manner of ascured. For the purpose of resisting theinsembling the parts. ward pressure on the upper frame-piece G, 40Similar letters of reference indicate correthe rear end of said bracemay occupy the posponding parts in all of the figures of the acsitionshown in dotted lines, the corner-iron coinpanying drawings. being setslanting, as shown. Said corner-iron A represents the front sill of themain supin either case, as shown, is provided with cirporting-frame ofthe machine, which termicular recesses b 11 in which the ends of the 9 5r5 nates at the point of connection with the platpieces F and G arefirmly secured by bolts or form-frame; B, the girders by which the frontclamps, and by which the said parts are seand rear sills are united.These parts may cured to the corner of the grain-platform. be assembledin the usual way and adapted The front end of the frame is attached to ato support the machinery. Angle-iron frameshoe 12 secured to the outerend of the finmo 50 pieces O (one of which is shown) are providedger-bar H. The grain-wheel support K is as a support for the bindermachinery, elesecured to the framesubstantially as shown,

the support having circular recesses adapted to the size of theframe-pieces F and G, and in which the said pieces are secured. There isalso provided at the lower end of the wheelsupport K a brace-piece K,connected with and projected from said wheel-support and bolted to theboardavork or bottom of the platform, as shown by the dotted lines, thusforming a rigid connection with the platform. There is also provided avertical support A, adapted to embrace the frame-pieces F and G, havingan upwardly-projected portion t" as a support for the divider J. Thegrainwheel support K is provided with guideways b and a series of cogsI)". The grain-wheelspintile-supporting slide L is provided with grooves(Z, adapted to embrace the guideways b and a circular recess (1, for thereception of the WOlll'l-WllGOl (P and rearwardly-projected frame andhousing (1, adapted to receive and support the worm d" andactuating-shaft d. The worm-wheel (Z and pinion (.Z" are integral, andare supported in the recess (1 by a spindie-bolt (I the shaft (1extending back to the corner of the platform, terminating in a crank,and handle (1 by which said shaft maybe rotatcd, and by it the worm (Zworm-wheel (Z and pinion (the cogs of said pinion en ing the cogs Z) ofthe support K.) The said support and outer end of the platform may beraised and lowered and fixed in said desired adjustment.

A third feature of my invention relates to improvements in theplatform-canvas in providing raking-teeth along the front edge of theplatform-canvas D, and which may be applied to the cross-slats e or to aspecial block or devices placed between the slats; but in the presentcase I prefer to apply them to the front end of the slats e, of suchnumber as may be desired, said slat or slats having in their front end amortise c of the form substantially as shown in Figs. 6 and 7, havingone of the ends c larger than the other e, and a central transverseperforation, and a tooth Z, formed substantially as shown, having one ofits ends (2" larger than the other c and a central transverseperforation c, to coincide with a perforation in the slat e, by whichthe teeth may have a pivotal connection a with the slat. The ends of themortise e are beveled, as shown, and the ends of the teeth adaptedthereto, (see Fig. 7,) so as to prevent the tooth falling through whenpassing out on the under side. To the rear side of front frame-piece Mis attached guide-piece e the free end of which extends to roller 0 andoutwardly on such an angle as to bring the free end of the said guideunder the large portion of the mortise c as the slat is moved over it.As the canvas II is moved across the platform the teeth on the upperside will (by the weighted end 6) be brought to a vertical position, asshownin Fig. 6, and as they reach and pass over the guide c the lowerend of the tooth will be pressed over and up into the mortise, thusfolding the upper end of the tooth down into the mortise, as shown inFig. 7", in which position they remain while passing outwardly on theunder side of the platform; but as soon as they have passed over theoutside roller they will again assume a vertical position. It will benoticed that the end of the mortise and the teeth are so formed thatthebeveled end of the tooth will rest on the beveled end of the mortisewhen passing outwardly on the under side. The object of the tooth is toform a rake by which the buttend of the cut grain (which is more or lessretarded by the uncut) may be moved along at the same rate of speed asthe head and to clear the front edge of the platform of an accumulationof short grain or grass.

There is also provided, in Figs. 1, 3, and 4, an automatic cord-tension,of the form substantially as hereinafter described, the obj eet of whichis to provide a tension that may be operated by the movements of thebinder mechanism.

The tension-frame N is bolted to the binderframe 0. ()n the projectedarm h are lugs 7L, having perforations (L2, as shown. Between said lugsthere is a clamping-plate h, which is held in position by theoperating-rod 71. There is also projected from the frame N a stud-pinit, that supports and about which a pendent cord guide it may vibrate.The binding-cord 7&7 is passed from the cord-box P (see Fig. 1) throughthe spring-tension on box P, the perforation in lug h, and between thearm It and the elam iing-plate 7t, then through the perforation 7t inthe cord-guide 71 and thence to the binder.

To operate the tension there is provided on wheel Q a cam h, projectedfrom and including a part of the hub 71.", that supports the pin 7:, towhich the pitman 76' is connected. At the point of rest on the cam thereis provided a semicircular depression adapted to receive the roller 7,1on the arm 7;", the other end of said arm having a pivotal connection 7twith the binder-frame. The coil-spring 7o rests on the bracket It" andis connected with the arm 7;, as shown, the energy of the spring beingexerted against the said arm, which is connected, as shown, to thetension clampingpiece (L3 by the red It.

The operation is as follows: During the interval of gathering andforming the bundle the wheel Q is at rest, the roller k resting on thedepression in (LS, the rod 751 holding the clamp 7L3 off of the cord 7L7to allow it to yield to the pressure of the packers in forming thebundle to be bound, and when so formed, the binder put into operation,the wheel Q moving in the direction indicated by arrow, the arm isreleased, allowing the energy of the spring 7; to be exerted through therod h 011 the clan'iping-plate 7L3, thus tightening the cord as it isplaced about the bundle and tied.

I have now to describe my improved bundlesizer, compressor, and trip.The supportingarm R has a pivotal connection with the hub of thebinder-arm, and is provided with thimforation s, and flange 3 bles p andp and the flat portion 19 Plate S is formed substantially as shown inthe drawings, having the perforation p slot 1), groove 19, ear p flatportion 19 and the outwardly-projected and perforated lug p. The

compressor-arm T is of the form substantially as shown, having thevertical flanges 5, per- The parts are assembled as shown in Figs. 3-,10, and 11. The flange s of the arm T is placed in the groove 19 inwhich it may be adjusted to regulate the size of the bundle. Plate S isattached to the arm R by placing the thimble p in perforation p anddropping the plate down so as to bring the arm R under the ear 13 Thelink to may be placed on the thimble p and the bolt 8 passed through andsecured. The vibrations of the plate S on the arm R are limited in itsdownward movement by the flat portion p and the loop p and the upwardmovement by the fiat portion 19 and head of the bolt 3, at which pointit becomes rigid with the arm and acts as a compressor, resisting themovements of the binder-arm during the operation of tying the band,after which the parts will be released and drop down and out of the wayof the sheaf, as hereinafter described. On the inner end of the shaft 25there is mounted a projected arm n, the free end of which is passedthrough the perforation in lug p on plate S. On the outer end of saidshaft there is provided an arm it, having on its outer end asetting-bolt a adjusted to the under side of the lockingarm M the upwardmovement of which is resisted by coil-spring a. Link 10 connects thecompressor to the arm 10 on the inner end of the rock-shaft 10 on theouter end of which there is a similar arm, and a link connecting saidarm to a roller in a cam provided in wheel Q, by which the compressor islowered and raised.

The operation of the trip is as follows: The packers (not shown in thedrawings) operate in the usual way, pack the straw against thecompressor-arm T, and when a certain degree of compactness has beenobtained in the bundle the arm T will be forced back, raising the innerend of plate S up until the plane 13 strikes the bolt-head s, at whichpoint, the arm it having rocked the'shaft t, the lockingarm n is raised,the trip-dog a is released, and the binder mechanism put into operation.

Having thus fully described the nature and object of my invention, WhatI claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, in an end frame of the harvester-platform, offrame-pieces F and G, shoe-piece b corner-piece b vertical brace i, andgrain-wheel support 71', substantially as set forth.

2. In a harvesting-machine, the combination, with the grain-platform, ofa grain-wheelsupporting frame composed of the frame-piece F, having ahorizontalportion b, an upwardlyprojected portion 1), shoe biframe-pieceG, secured in the shoe 6 and projected upwardly and backwardly to apoint of connection with the grain-wheel support K, thencedownwardly andinwardly to a point of connection with a corner-iron 17*, a grain-wheelsupport K, having its upper end connected to the upper frame-piece G,its lower end to the lower frame-piece F, and a brace K, by which saidWheel-support and end frame are rigidly connected to the bottom of theplatform, substantially as set forth.

3. In combination, the harvester-platform and the end frame, consisting,essentially, of the frame-piece F, brace G, upright '1', wheelsupportk,and brace K,forsecuring the framepieces together and to the platform,substantially as set forth.

4. As a means for adjusting the height of the outer end of theharvester-platform, the combination, with the support K, havingguideways b and cogs b, of a spindle-supporting slide L, having grooved, recess d, housing (1 gear-wheels d d, worm d, and actuating-shaft (1substantially as set forth.

5. The combination, with an endless platform-apron and means foractuating the apron, of a swinging rake-tooth carried by the apron, thesaid tooth being pivoted so as to swing in a plane transverse to thepath of the apron, and means for swinging the tooth, substantially asset forth.

6. The combination, with an endless platform-apron and means foractuating the apron, of a cross-slat attached to the apron and having inits front end a longitudinal verticalslot, a rake-tooth pivoted betweenthe walls of the slot upon a single pivot, and means for swinging thetooth, substantially as set forth.

7. The combination, with a harvester-platform canvas, means foroperating the canvas, and cross-slats secured to the canvas and providedwith slots, of teeth pivotally secured in said slots to swing in planestransverse to the path of the canvas, said pivots being at points to oneside of the center of gravity of the said teeth, whereby the teeth arecaused to assume upright and horizontal positions by the action ofgravity as they are carried by the canvas toward and away from thebinder, substan tially as set forth.

8. The combination, in a harvester-platform, of an endless canvas, meansfor actuating the canvas, a series of teeth pivoted transversely in thefront edge of the canvas and standing normally vertically, and a guidelocated on the platform at one end and in the path of the teeth, wherebythe said teeth are positively folded to pass around the roller by theengagement with the guideway.

9. In a grain-binding harvester, the combination, with anactuating-wheel Q, provided with a cam, a stationary arm h, and aclamping-piece 71 between which and the arm h the binding-cord passes,of a lever pivoted to swing int-o engagement with the cam on the wheelQ, a spring to retract the lever, and a connecting-rod, whereby the saidclamping piece is held released from the cord while the bundle is beingformed and is thrown into contact with the cord when the binding processbegins, substantially as set forth.

10. In a grain-bindin harvester, the combination, with a cord holdingand releasin device, through which the cord freely passes during theformation of the bundle, and a Wheel provided with acam for actuatingthe cord holding and releasing device, of a lever pivoted to swing intoengagement with the cam in the wheel, whereby the cord is held undertension while the needle is placing it around the bundle, substantiallyas set forth.

11. A centercoinpressor and trip composed of the following parts: asupporting-arm R, having thimbles p and p, a vibrating plate S, having aperforation 1), groove p, slot 1), flat portion p car p lug p, and acompressor-arm T, having wings s, and a projecting rib 5 adapted to beadjustable in the groove 1) of the plate S, substantially as set forth.

12. A single upwardly-projeeted trip and compressor, in combination witha vibrating support, a rock-shaft, and means for actuating thei'oeleslia'ft, the single trip and compressor being pivoted to thevibrating sup port and having a limited movement on its pivotalconnection, and the vibrating sup port being connected with therock-shaft to be elevated. or depressed thereby, atrip-lever, arock-shaft, and arms secured to the rockshaft, and engaging,respectively, the pivoted compressor and the trip-lever, whereby thecompressor yields to the pressure of the straw during the forming of abundle and exerts its force as a compressor during the tying ol thebundle, substai'ltiall y as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 12th day of May,A. D. 1887.

JACOB MILLER.

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\V. K. MILLER, CHAS. R. MILLER.

